Dental costs can often slip the mind when considering a health care budget, but thankfully, there are some ways to handle this reality without spending a fortune. Below are three ways to get the most from your dentist while using your insurance plan to eliminate costs altogether. Schedule frequent dental appointments It might seem like […]

A casual acquaintance of mine, I’ll call her Emily, recently posted on Facebook that she and her husband are looking at buying a new 12 passenger van, so she was soliciting input about the different kinds available. I don’t like to admit this because she’s the sweetest woman I know, but a part of me […]

So, Bookworm needs braces. We’ve known this day would come, but we kind of buried our head in the sand and ignored it. However, now that he is almost 11, the time is here. Yikes! We saw an orthodontist at the beginning of February who recommended a two part treatment. Phase One Phase One will […]

This year I’m on a mission to cut our expenses wherever we can. I have experimented with simplifying my children’s clothing and making my own liquid handsoap (which my husband didn’t like at all!). A few months ago, I decided to make my own laundry soap, but I wanted to wait to write about it […]

This year I’m on a mission to curb our expenses as much as possible. Over the last few years, we’ve cut quite a bit, so I have to be creative to find new ways to save. One of my first areas to target is toiletries. I know I could get toiletries for pennies on the […]

We had the pleasure of going to Boston in late October. Boston is a city I have wanted to see for many years, so when my husband found out he would have a conference there, I excitedly waited months for the conference date to come. Boston is an expensive city, so to stay within budget […]

This is a guest post by Wesley Levy, who operates the website www.bestvenisonrecipes.com, and is working on going paleo one day at a time. I know that Melissa has talked quite a bit about the success that she has had with the Paleo diet, and even shared some recipes. I had looked into going Paleo […]

For the first time, my son’s school has approved a summer uniform of shorts. Most parents and students welcomed the change because last spring was so hot, and the old school gets VERY hot inside. Of course, I didn’t want to spend the $24.50 per pair for new uniform shorts, especially when Bookworm has outgrown […]

When I was overweight, I often daydreamed about a time when I would lose weight and have a fun shopping spree. When you’re very overweight as I was, shopping is no fun. Nothing fits right, and shopping can be down right depressing and expensive. (Have you seen the prices at Lane Bryant? I loved their […]

For the last few years we have been buying 1/2 side of beef from my cousin’s husband, who is an Angus beef farmer. While not certified organic, his animals receive no shots or injections (except for a worm shot when they are young), and they are free to graze all day with plenty of room. […]

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